Highest 4-Year Graduation Rates
Most students enter college with a four-year plan, but changing or adding majors, retaking classes, or taking time off for personal reasons can quickly extend that plan to five or even six years. While getting the most out of your college experience is important, taking additional semesters to earn your degree often means paying more in tuition and fees. The following schools had the highest proportion of students who graduated in four years, based on students who started in fall 2005.
| Save | School | 4-year graduation rate |
|---|---|---|
|
Smith College
Northampton, MA |
80 | |
|
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY |
80 | |
|
Webb Institute
Glen Cove, NY |
80 | |
|
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA |
80 | |
|
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT |
79 | |
|
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MI |
79 | |
|
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD |
79 | |
|
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA |
79 | |
|
Rice University
Houston, TX |
79 | |
|
Stanford University
Stanford, CA |
79 | |
|
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL |
79 | |
|
Elon University
Elon, NC |
78 | |
|
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA |
78 | |
|
Stonehill College
Easton, MA |
78 | |
|
Union College
Schenectady, NY |
78 | |
|
Emerson College
Boston, MA |
77 | |
|
Grove City College
Grove City, PA |
77 | |
|
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL |
77 | |
|
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA |
77 | |
|
St. Michael's College
Colchester, VT |
77 | |
|
University of North Carolina–​Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC |
77 | |
|
University of Richmond
Univ. of Richmond, VA |
77 | |
|
Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC |
77 | |
|
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA |
76 | |
|
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA |
76 |
